Drury's Lonnie Boga, right struggles for the ball with Duke's Rodney Hood during Saturday's game at Cameron Indoor Stadium. / Mark Dolejs/For the News-Leader

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The Drury University men’s basketball team threw a scare into perennial power Duke for the better part of 30 minutes, But the Blue Devils pulled away in the second half for an 81-65 win Saturday in an exhibition game at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

Drury led the No. 4-ranked team in the country 38-34 at halftime and battled the bigger, more athletic Blue Devils to a draw on the boards in the first half.

The Panthers led 44-41 with about 15 minutes to go when Duke used a 9-0 run to go in front for good. The Blue Devils outscored Drury 47-27 in the second half.